Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
 

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), founded in 1981 by David Booth and Rex Sinquefield and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an investment management firm renowned for its evidence-based, low-cost approach to investing, grounded in academic research from Nobel laureates like Eugene Fama and Kenneth French. Managing hundreds of billions in assets, DFA focuses on systematic, passive strategies that tilt toward factors like small-cap, value, and profitability stocks, primarily through mutual funds and institutional portfolios rather than retail brokerage services. The firm’s philosophy eschews market timing and stock picking, instead emphasizing diversification and efficient market exposure, often requiring investors to access its funds through approved financial advisors. With a global presence and a reputation for disciplined, data-driven investing, DFA has carved a unique niche in the industry, blending academic rigor with practical application.

This Quarter Return
+8.5%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$412B
AUM Growth
+$412B
Cap. Flow
+$5.4B
Cap. Flow %
1.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.23%
Holding
3,437
New
64
Increased
1,714
Reduced
1,456
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Technology 19.73%
2 Financials 17.51%
3 Industrials 12.49%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Healthcare 10.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LMT icon
76
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$106B
$704M 0.17% 1,204,064 +34,841 +3% +$20.4M
CCI icon
77
Crown Castle
CCI
$43.2B
$701M 0.17% 5,910,762 -114,872 -2% -$13.6M
MDLZ icon
78
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$674M 0.16% 9,149,892 +179,688 +2% +$13.2M
ADP icon
79
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$123B
$672M 0.16% 2,430,196 +133,852 +6% +$37M
CB icon
80
Chubb
CB
$110B
$669M 0.16% 2,318,340 +20,634 +0.9% +$5.95M
ADI icon
81
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
$665M 0.16% 2,886,863 -271,564 -9% -$62.5M
NFLX icon
82
Netflix
NFLX
$513B
$653M 0.16% 921,083 +8,399 +0.9% +$5.96M
DHI icon
83
D.R. Horton
DHI
$50.5B
$649M 0.16% 3,403,834 -773,570 -19% -$148M
MPC icon
84
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
$643M 0.16% 3,947,934 -382,395 -9% -$62.3M
HON icon
85
Honeywell
HON
$139B
$643M 0.16% 3,109,267 +158,705 +5% +$32.8M
MDT icon
86
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$635M 0.15% 7,048,246 -72,308 -1% -$6.51M
HIG icon
87
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.2B
$630M 0.15% 5,355,982 -453,376 -8% -$53.3M
TGT icon
88
Target
TGT
$43.6B
$621M 0.15% 3,982,780 +868,380 +28% +$135M
GM icon
89
General Motors
GM
$55.8B
$621M 0.15% 13,838,475 +916,454 +7% +$41.1M
PHM icon
90
Pultegroup
PHM
$26B
$614M 0.15% 4,281,482 -506,558 -11% -$72.7M
VLO icon
91
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
$609M 0.15% 4,508,383 +188,947 +4% +$25.5M
REGN icon
92
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$61.5B
$599M 0.15% 570,064 -16,498 -3% -$17.3M
FDX icon
93
FedEx
FDX
$54.5B
$595M 0.14% 2,173,006 -9,498 -0.4% -$2.6M
AMAT icon
94
Applied Materials
AMAT
$128B
$594M 0.14% 2,939,596 -77,349 -3% -$15.6M
EOG icon
95
EOG Resources
EOG
$68.2B
$593M 0.14% 4,824,068 +350,171 +8% +$43M
BMY icon
96
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96B
$584M 0.14% 11,280,944 -2,783,952 -20% -$144M
C icon
97
Citigroup
C
$178B
$583M 0.14% 9,314,876 +14,429 +0.2% +$903K
CVS icon
98
CVS Health
CVS
$92.8B
$566M 0.14% 9,001,176 -443,940 -5% -$27.9M
FCX icon
99
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$63.7B
$566M 0.14% 11,328,182 +299,730 +3% +$15M
PCAR icon
100
PACCAR
PCAR
$52.5B
$562M 0.14% 5,693,567 +277,930 +5% +$27.4M